Revenues from contracts with customers (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by reportable segment and source of revenue

The following tables summarize customer contract revenues disaggregated by reportable segment and the source of the revenue for each of the three years ended December 31, 2021 (in millions). Other revenues, which are not considered to be revenues from contracts with customers under GAAP, are primarily insurance premiums earned, interest, dividend and other investment income and leasing revenues.

2021	Manufacturing		McLane		Service and retailing		BNSF		Berkshire Hathaway Energy		Insurance, Corporate and other		Total
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial products	$	22,184	$	—	$	159	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	22,343
Building products		19,604		—		—		—		—		—		19,604
Consumer products		18,540		—		—		—		—		—		18,540
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		31,245		—		—		—		—		31,245
Food and beverage distribution		—		17,332		—		—		—		—		17,332
Auto sales		—		—		9,966		—		—		—		9,966
Other retail and wholesale distribution		2,997		—		15,898		—		—		—		18,895
Service		1,486		751		4,123		23,120		5,583		—		35,063
Electricity and natural gas		—		—		—		—		18,264		—		18,264
Total		64,811		49,328		30,146		23,120		23,847		—		191,252
Other revenues		3,766		122		4,601		57		1,096		75,200		84,842
	$	68,577	$	49,450	$	34,747	$	23,177	$	24,943	$	75,200	$	276,094

2020
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial products	$	20,772	$	—	$	192	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	20,964
Building products		15,943		—		—		—		—		—		15,943
Consumer products		14,757		—		—		—		—		—		14,757
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		30,795		—		—		—		—		30,795
Food and beverage distribution		—		15,368		—		—		—		—		15,368
Auto sales		—		—		8,258		—		—		—		8,258
Other retail and wholesale distribution		2,452		—		12,470		—		—		—		14,922
Service		1,456		584		3,332		20,693		4,595		—		30,660
Electricity and natural gas		—		—		—		—		15,066		—		15,066
Total		55,380		46,747		24,252		20,693		19,661		—		166,733
Other revenues		3,598		93		3,859		57		1,353		69,817		78,777
	$	58,978	$	46,840	$	28,111	$	20,750	$	21,014	$	69,817	$	245,510

2019
Manufactured products:
Industrial and commercial products	$	25,311	$	—	$	184	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	25,495
Building products		15,620		—		—		—		—		—		15,620
Consumer products		14,120		—		—		—		—		—		14,120
Grocery and convenience store distribution		—		33,057		—		—		—		—		33,057
Food and beverage distribution		—		16,767		—		—		—		—		16,767
Auto sales		—		—		8,481		—		—		—		8,481
Other retail and wholesale distribution		2,299		—		12,213		—		—		—		14,512
Service		1,642		539		4,062		23,302		4,096		—		33,641
Electricity and natural gas		—		—		—		—		14,819		—		14,819
Total		58,992		50,363		24,940		23,302		18,915		—		176,512
Other revenues		3,632		95		4,459		55		1,181		68,682		78,104
	$	62,624	$	50,458	$	29,399	$	23,357	$	20,096	$	68,682	$	254,616

Transaction price allocated to significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations and timing of when performance obligations expected to be satisfied

A summary of the transaction price allocated to the significant unsatisfied remaining performance obligations relating to contracts with expected durations in excess of one year as of December 31, 2021 and the timing of when the performance obligations are expected to be satisfied follows (in millions).

	Less than 12 months		Greater than 12 months		Total
Electricity and natural gas	$	2,607	$	21,038	$	23,645
Other sales and service contracts		1,411		2,236		3,647